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Douglass Ex Rel. Louthian v. Boyce

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 12, 2001No. 25249PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision 1 affirming dismissal of the various causes of action against respondents. We affirm.

FACTS

Seventeen-year-old Christopher Boyce was killed in an automobile accident on April 27, 1991. His parents, defendants Daniel and Yvonne Boyce, were appointed personal representatives of his estate and pursued a wrongful death action which they eventually settled. The Boyces were the sole beneficiaries of the wrongful death action.

Petitioner (Child) commenced this action in 1995 against the Boyces alleging they breached…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Steinke v. South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing & RegulationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  2. Rayfield Ex Rel. Estate of Rayfield v. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
  3. Firestone v. GalbreathOhio Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Allen v. HallOregon Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Stiles v. OnoratoSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Arthurs Ex Rel. Estate of Munn v. Aiken CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
  2. Spence v. WingateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
  3. Rumpf v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
  4. Koutsogiannis v. BB & TSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
  5. Malloy v. ThompsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014

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